Blinken discussed ceasefire talks with Israeli officials - State Department

Record ID: 1828781

  • Title: Blinken discussed ceasefire talks with Israeli officials - State Department
  • Date: 15th July 2024
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (JULY 15, 2024) (STATE TV) U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON, MATTHEW MILLER, APPROACHING LECTERN (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN, MATTHEW MILLER, IN EXCHANGE WITH JOURNALIST: JOURNALIST (SOUNDBITE STARTS ON SHOT OF MILLER): "Secretary Blinken has met today with Minister Dermer and advisor Hanegbi. Do you have any read
  • Embargoed: 29th July 2024 19:09
  • Keywords: Blinken Dermer Gaza Hanegbi Israel Palestinians State Department US ceasefire
  • Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
  • City: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: North America,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001911515072024RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met two key Israeli officials on Monday (July 15) and discussed ongoing talks toward a ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said.
    National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi and Israel's Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer in the meeting confirmed Israel is still committed to reaching a ceasefire deal under terms laid out by President Joe Biden on May 31.
    Israel struck the southern and central Gaza Strip on Monday to put more pressure on Hamas, following a weekend strike targeting the militant group's leadership, which killed scores of Palestinians who had sought shelter in a makeshift camp.
    Two days after the Israeli strike turned a crowded swathe of Mawasi near the Mediterranean coast into a charred wasteland littered with burning cars and mangled bodies, displaced survivors said they had no idea where they should go next.
    Saturday's (July 13) carnage in Mawasi, one of the deadliest Israeli strikes of the war, has overshadowed negotiations that both sides had previously described as the closest yet to a lasting ceasefire. A senior Hamas official said on Sunday (July 13) the group had not walked out of the talks despite the Mawasi strike.
    (Production: Gerardo Gomez)
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